Wauconda, IL, 2/21/2017 - The Commercial Law League of America has named Alan I. Nahmias, of the California-based law firm Mirman, Bubman & Nahmias, as the 2017 President’s Cup award recipient.

Nahmias, who has been a CLLA member since 1988, has held several key positions in the organization. From 1992 to 2001 he served as Bankruptcy Section Executive Council and went on to Chair the Section from 2004 to 2005. Nahmias also served as a member of the CLLA Board of Governors 2005 to 2006 and 2008 to 2010 and Recording Secretary 2007 to 2008. He is also an active member of such organizations as the Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, American Bankruptcy Institute and Financial Lawyers Conference.

CLLA will present the award to Nahmias at its 2017 National Convention and Chicago Spring Meeting, held from April 5-8, 2017 in Chicago at the Westin Michigan Avenue. Event details can be found at clla.org/events.

“I owe a great deal of who I am professionally to the CLLA," Nahmias says of receiving the President's Cup. "I am truly humbled to have been selected to receive this prestigious award and look forward to seeing everyone in Chicago in a few weeks.”

President’s Cup winners are selected by a special committee comprised of CLLA board members, a previous President’s Cup recipient and a member of the American Lawyers Quarterly law firm directory. Since 1964, the award has been presented to a CLLA member who has shown outstanding service to the organization, in addition to leading a respected personal and professional life.